Re: [WSG] Usability Questions for Quicktime

2007-02-07 Thread Nick Fitzsimons
On 6 Feb 2007, at 21:50:28, Tim Palac wrote: I've upgraded all the videos on my site to Flash, and there is code (Flash Satay, amongst others) that works with all browsers and still follows all standards. snip This is the code I use to embed Flash on my site that doesn't give the W3C

Re: [WSG] Usability Questions for Quicktime

2007-02-07 Thread Jan Brasna
The fact that *some* users get a poor experience with Quicktime content is exactly why Sarah should go with Flash. Absolutely. I advised that earlier in this thread. -- Jan Brasna :: www.alphanumeric.cz | www.janbrasna.com | www.wdnews.net

Re: [WSG] Usability Questions for Quicktime

2007-02-06 Thread Tim Palac
I've upgraded all the videos on my site to Flash, and there is code (Flash Satay, amongst others) that works with all browsers and still follows all standards. Trust me, this is the way you want to go - my experience with Quicktime is that the files tend to be bulky, and there's no way they have

Re: [WSG] Usability Questions for Quicktime

2007-02-06 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Many thanks Tim. I've upgraded all the videos on my site to Flash, and there is code (Flash Satay, amongst others) that works with all browsers and still follows all standards. Trust me, this is the way you want to go - my experience with Quicktime is that the files tend to be bulky,

Re: [WSG] Usability Questions for Quicktime

2007-02-06 Thread Jan Brasna
Quicktime is that the files tend to be bulky, and there's no way they have the quality that a Flash video file will. That's not precisely true, the Sorenson and H.24(4|3) are pretty much similar in effectiveness to VP6 (and some of the codecs are even shared among these containers). All

Re: [WSG] Usability Questions for Quicktime

2007-02-06 Thread Christian Montoya
On 2/6/07, Jan Brasna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quicktime is that the files tend to be bulky, and there's no way they have the quality that a Flash video file will. That's not precisely true, the Sorenson and H.24(4|3) are pretty much similar in effectiveness to VP6 (and some of the codecs are

Re: [WSG] Usability Questions for Quicktime

2007-02-05 Thread Kay Smoljak
On 2/6/07, Sarah Peeke (XERT) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2. Is there a different file format which is more universal? Quicktime movies can be imported into Flash, which has much higher browser penetration. And there is lots of information available on embedding flash in a gracefully degradable

Re: [WSG] Usability Questions for Quicktime

2007-02-05 Thread Jan Brasna
1. What is the best way to hide the movie from browsers that don't support quicktime (or from users who don't want to download quicktime)? To use an UFO/SWFObject alternative for QT, or Satay-like QT alternative w/ fallbacks. 2. Is there a different file format which is more universal?

RE: [WSG] Usability Questions for Quicktime

2007-02-05 Thread Steve Green
Accessibility www.testpartners.co.uk www.accessibility.co.uk -Original Message- From: listdad@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jan Brasna Sent: 05 February 2007 23:47 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Usability Questions for Quicktime 1. What

RE: [WSG] Usability Questions for Quicktime

2007-02-05 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Hi Steve We work for a lot of clever people and they often revert to a non-Flash solution. Thanks for your reply (and everyone else too!) - I was concerned about Flash too. Have the designers you've tested for found QuickTime to be more accessible to screen readers, generally? Otherwise,

Re: [WSG] Usability Questions for Quicktime

2007-02-05 Thread Jan Brasna
QuickTime to be more accessible to screen readers, generally? It's generally the same - no one advised you to autostart the playback etc., so as long as the Flash could receive focus and start the playback via AT, it's okay. I am most concerned about usability/accessibility issues with

Re: [WSG] Usability Questions for Quicktime

2007-02-05 Thread Christian Montoya
On 2/5/07, Sarah Peeke (XERT) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2. Is there a different file format which is more universal? Quicktime works well with IE browsers, but with other browsers it's hit and miss. All too often I have seen my browser (FF 2.0) crash as a result of a Quicktime movie. Flash

Re: [WSG] Usability Questions for Quicktime

2007-02-05 Thread liorean
On 06/02/07, Christian Montoya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quicktime works well with IE browsers, but with other browsers it's hit and miss. All too often I have seen my browser (FF 2.0) crash as a result of a Quicktime movie. Flash never crashes. Regardless of which consumes more resources (and if